The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-01

county, has, il is alleged, been found short
IN his accounts in the neighDOrhood OF 500.
he owns good farm, and it il thought he
can make good the amount.
The Red Wing Coronet Band has decided
to enter the State band tournament at the
Minnesota State Fair.
A son of John Steffus, of Highland,
Fillmore Co., aged IL years, while at work
in q pit shoveling sand, was bitten on the
hand by rattlesnake, and died In great
agony IL hours later. The usual remedies
applied in such cases failed to effect the
desired result
L. X. Smith Of Breckenridge, Wilkin Co.,
cut his throat and died. He had been sick
several days and was mentally depressed.
He was an old resident and much res
pectsd: He began buying grain and soon
opened general store. he leaves q wife
and two children.
From Winnebago City, Faribault County,
comes the report, that, taking them all in
all the crops in that vicinity are better this
year than they have been for 20 years.
There has been just enough rain, and no
Thanksgiving turkey with gusto. The
effect Of the good crops is already incress
ing business. Within q week two new
firms have begun operations.
The celebration at New Ulm Of the 25th
anniversary OF the Sioux Indian massacre,
Aug, q, 1862 was q most successful affair
and brought to that town many thousand
people to do honor to the event. There was
music, a parade OF societies, ETC., speeches
and banquet. Gov. Hc(3ill, Judge Elan
drau OF st. Paul, Col. VIM. Pfaender, Hon
John Lind and others addressed the multi
tude, with "reminiscences and congratula.
tiOns.
DR.. N. q. Murphy, who has returned from
Winnipeg to st. Cloud says that about a
week ago he met Z. II. Morse, the missing
insurance and loan agent, at hotel in Win
nipeg. Upon being asked what he was
doing there, Morse said he was on his way
to Port Arthur, the homo Of his father-ii
law, to meet his wife and family and take
them back to st Cloud. 1t is thought tha,
Morse's shortage will reach to nearly
$4,000.
Senator J. b. Beck OF Kentucky, who ha,
been on visit in the Northwest, was giver
banquet at the Ryan hotel. st. Paul
meeting number Of the citizens of tha
city among whom were Senator e. X
Davis, Gen Siblcy. Ex-Govs. Ramsey ane
Marshall. Hon. p. II. Kelly, Judge Nelson
| Gen. Kruger, Mayor Amos of Minneapolis
and many others. Speeches were made b,
Senator Beck, Senator Davis, Gov. Ramsey
Hon. w. p. Murray, Hon. p. H. Kelly, Hon
Albert Scheffer and number Of others.
Col. J. b. Clough, Of Minneapolis, chic
of the construction department of th
Northern Pacific railway died at Helena
Mont. on the 2srd, after brief illness
He was born in Maas, in 1923, educated a
a civil engineer. and was engaged in raj
road w,rk in Ohio and the south from Isl
During the war he had charge OF bridg
construction for the Army OF the Potomac
He served two terms as city engineer G
Minneapolis and was engaged III the cor
struction OF the Minneapolis Il st Lou
X. r., and since lSSU had been with th
Northern Pacific road.
A telegram from Freeport, Ills, gives I'll
following: Charles A. Winship, OF Mimi
apolis, owner of the horse Butterscotcl
entered at the Freeport races, was shot
David b. Staples, OF Saltwater, Mimi,
the Brewster House at about 80 on Ii
evening of the 2srd. The men were bot
stopping at the hotel and the shootin.
result Of the days developments in Il
! pool box. The bullet struck Winship in Il
breast just above the heart and glance
from the ribs. inflicted serious wound, bl
not now believed to be fatal. Winshi
staggered into the diniug room and e.
claimed, Il am shot by David b. Staples
Saltwater" and then sank to the flool
Staples, who is the son Hon. Isaac Staple
the Saltwater lumberman, was taken in,
! custody to await the result OF Winshi[,
wound.